Photograph of two children playing in front of a church building. The two little boys are standing across the street from the church; one is riding a tricycle and the other is standing and facing him. The church has a tall, narrow steeple with a cross on top of the thin, pointed roof. The steeple is attached to the double-door entrance of the church, and there are two windows on either side. A sidewalk winds from the entrance to the back of the building. There is a telephone pole and electric wires that stretch across the image in front of the church building. There is a decorative border around the image, and a handwritten note on the back that reads, "Taft".

Photograph of Tex Beneke and his orchestra performing at the Port Arthur Pleasure Pier. The group is lined up underneath a sign bearing Beneke's name.

Photograph of a young man, a soldier, laying down on the ground at a machine gun at a practice range.

Photograph of eighteen soldiers posing in front of a military tank during the summer of 1948. One man, facing away from the camera, stands at the entrance to the tank. Two other tanks flank the group.

Photograph of a young boy and man in a car with the top down. According to accompanying information and a hand-written notation on the back of the photograph, they are at Danevang Filling Station. Additionally, the names Babe Hansen and Michael Brodsgaard have also been supplied. Babe is the man in the driver's side seat and Michael is the young boy climbing the car from the back door. They both wear plaid shirts and light-colored pants.

Photograph of a group of men, women, and children standing outdoors a short distance away from the front entrance of a house. Names have been provided, but accompanying information has not matched given names to the positions of the individuals pictured. They are arranged close together and are dressed in casual attire. The back end of a car can be seen on the rightmost part of the image; behind that, a neighboring single-story house with an inclined roof.

Black and white photograph of a mother and her children posed outdoors for a picture in front of a house. The mother, Myrtle Waldman, is visible from the chest up; on her lap is a sizable blanket where her infant daughter is laying. To her left, Myrtle's other daughter is seen peeking from behind the blanket, visible from the chin up. The trunk of a tree and a few bushes are in the background.

Black and white photograph of a woman and a man (identified as Myrtle Hansen Waldman and Andrew E. Berndt) standing in a grassy area near an automobile. The two individuals are both wearing hats. Near Myrtle's feet are a basket and a suitcase. Andrew is standing directly next to the car. A dirt road is visible behind them.

Black and white photograph of two young girls who are sisters, standing outdoors on a lawn and posing for a photograph. The girls, who are holding hands, are identified as Annette Waldman and Beverly Waldman. They are both wearing dresses and the older sister has a purse in one of her hands. Behind them is a large bush.

Black and white photograph of a woman and two men sitting on lawn chairs in the yard of a house that is partially visible behind them. The woman, identified as Anna Nielsen, is wearing a dress and glasses and has her hair in a bun; she is checking her fingernails. To her immediate right is her husband, Peter, who is leaning forward in his chair with his arms on his knees. Beside him is Alfred Nielsen, the couples' nephew; he is leaning back in his seat with his hands behind his head.

Black and white photograph of Myrtle Waldman standing outdoors and smiling for the camera in the yard of a wooden-sided house that is visible in the background. She is wearing glasses and a dress with an asymmetrical button placket. The back of a wooden chair is partially visible on the bottom left corner of the picture; she has her hand placed atop its back.

Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman and man standing together in the yard of a white house with several windows. A tree trunk is visible to the left of the them. In the background, a few people are relaxing in wooden Adirondack lawn chairs. One of the figures is Alfred Hansen.

Christmas card sent out by the Pedersen family from Danevang, Texas. The front page of the card bears an image of the family - Gordon, Alice, and Pastor John - around a piano. Alice is seated at it as she lays her hands on the keys and looks slightly to the right at the camera. She wears a light-colored jacket with dark trim accents and glasses. Her husband, Pastor John, stands behind her on the right wearing a two-piece suit. Finally, Gordon, next to Alice on the left, has his hands behind his back and wears a collar shirt and dark, belted pants. The back of the card bears a second image. This time, of Gordon Pedersen resting his hands on a horizontal sign with the bold heading that reads, "DANEVANG." He wears a hat and is standing outdoors in a grassy area. The caption beneath this image reads: "Our best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Alice, Gordon & John Pedersen."

Clipping from Dr. John J. Pendergrass' obituary, who passed on January 17, 1948. The text gives a biographical account of the doctor's education, family background, and retirement to Wharton county. It continues on the second page with anecdotes of his charity work. It ends with a small list of his surviving family, including his wife, two children, a sister, a brother, and five grandchildren.

Photograph of a child, identified as I. Elva Hansen (Babe), a woman, identified as Alice Hansen, and a man, identified as Michael Brodsgaard, on an automobile. The man and the woman are seated in the front seats, while the child is standing on the protruding part of the car's right fender. There are a couple of houses far away in the distance. Hand-written text in ink on the back of the photograph reads, "Babe and Alice Hansen 1948 Michael Brodsgaard on fender."

Funeral program for Frank William Howard. The funeral was held Wednesday, March 10, 1948 at St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert S. Mosby, Pastor. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton & Sutton and he was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Black and white photograph of two graves with a large, stone grave marker in between. The graves belong to Adolph and Sophia Filter. There are floral wreaths at the head of each grave. The tombstone between has a cross at its top. There are trees visible in background of the picture.

Funeral program for Mrs. Helen Coffey Warren. The funeral was held June 3, 1948 at the St. Paul Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Robert S. Mosby. Funeral arrangements were made by Frank E. Lewis, and he was buried in Cemetery No. 3 in San Antonio, Texas.

Funeral program for Mrs. Alice Wicks Porter. The funeral was held Wednesday, January 7, 1948 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiated by R. S. Mosby. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in U. B. F. Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

Letter from Lewis Dickson to John J. Herrera typed on "Law Offices of Lewis Dickson" letterhead, dated January 10, 1948. Dickson expresses gratitude for Herrera's help during his recent campaign.

Speech by John J. Herrera delivered on January 8, 1949, on behalf of Lewis Dickson, candidate for state senator, who was running in a special election.

Onionskin carbon copy of a letter sent to M. H. Westerman, City Secretary at City Hall. Herrera advises that he his client, Felix H. Morales, would like to appear before City Council regarding the beer license for the Cadillac Bar.

Letter sent by M. H. Westerman, City Secretary, to Felix H. Morales. Westerman advises Morales that the Baptist Mission has protested the granting of a liquor permit to the Cadillac Bar and Club. Westerman also informs Morales that he could appear before City Council in connection to the permit during the Council's regular meeting day.

Letter sent to John J. Herrera from Eliot C. Lovett from the law offices of Hanson, Lovett, & Dale in Washington, D. C. Herrera is notified that the business matters previously conducted by the late Barron would subsequently be handled by Mr. Lovett, and Messrs. Gautney and Bond.